The Trump Administration once again made matters worse, turning down an offer from Pfizer to purchase hundreds of millions of additional doses of their vaccine. As a result, millions of American-made doses are going to other countries first, including 200 million to the European Union, while states scramble to make do with the limited number they’ll be allotted. Here’s what’s being reported:
- NBC: Trump Administration Passed Up Chance To Lock In More Pfizer Vaccine Doses
- AP News: Feds Passed Up Chance To Lock In More Pfizer Vaccine Doses
- Axios: Gottlieb Confirms U.S. Government Turned Down Pfizer Offer For More Vaccine Doses
- Intelligencer: White House Passed On Buying 100 Million Pfizer Vaccine Doses
- Washington Post: Pfizer Tells U.S. Officials It Cannot Supply Substantial Additional Vaccine Until Late June Or July
- CNBC: U.S. Declined To Buy More Pfizer Covid Vaccine Doses, Even After Interim Data, Board Member Gottlieb Says
- The Daily Beast: Pfizer Tells Trump Administration There’ll Be No More Vaccines Until June, Says Report
- The Guardian: Trump Reportedly Limited Us Purchases Of Pfizer Vaccine When Offered – As It Happened
- New York Times: Trump Administration Officials Passed When Pfizer Offered Months Ago To Sell The U.S. More Vaccine Doses
- Spectrum News: Feds Passed Up Chance To Lock In More Pfizer Vaccine Doses
- The Day: Pfizer Tells U.S. Officials It Cannot Supply Additional Vaccine Until Late June Or July